I was looking for an alternative to the standard bowl of oatmeal with raisins my son and I have been eating for awhile. This was mainly for my son's sake as he really doesn't like oatmeal but I like the health benefits it offers both of us. The recipe as outlined is only for one cookie so I multiplied all ingredients by ten and made a whole pan full of oatmeal bars, approximately 12 servings. I also added chopped up dried apricots, pears, peaches and prunes for an extra fiber boost. I think I will add some almonds or walnuts to the mix next time around for a little crunch. They came out chewy and delicious!
I found this recipes on a blog called She Runs, She Eats. I was looking for something different then my standard morning shake that would provide me with a couple fruit and veggie servings to start my date off right. I found just what I was looking for in the green monster smoothie, complete with some banana, apple and spinach. I know spinach in a shake sounds weird, but I couldn't taste it at all. This shake is light, refreshing and delicious.
Many people know me for my enchiladas. I used to make them traditional style warming each tortilla and rolling up the meat and cheese one by one, a very time consuming process. I discovered that making this casserole took half the time and tasted just as good. This past weekend I taught the secret of my enchilada casserole to a handful of friends at an enchilada themed dinner party. We went through 5 lbs of cheese, 12 lbs of chicken, 120 tortillas and a ton of salsa and sauce. All well worth the work and everyone went home with a pan of their own. This recipe makes at least 12 servings easy and every bite is a mouthful of happiness, I promise. The recipe is for a red version but you can switch the red salsa out for salsa verde and use green enchilada sauce instead of red. Both the red and green versions are yummy, I suggest you try both! An easy way too cut down on the cooking/waiting time is to boil the chicken in a crockpot beforehand. Just drop the frozen chicken into the pot, fill with water, set to low and let it cook while you are at work. If you prefer a non-meat version just double the cheese and leave out the chicken.
My son has been getting bored with his daily school lunch which usually consists of a sandwich or two. He loves meatloaf and could eat an entire loaf by himself. I found this recipe and decided to jazz up his daily lunch with a meatloaf sandwich instead of good old ham and cheese. I subbed out half of the bread crumbs with some old fashioned rolled oats for extra fiber and protein. These perfectly portioned servings were tasty and the kiddo really liked his lunch. I cut two muffins in half and placed them on some wheat bread with a little ketchup.
I am currently focusing on non-meat meals as a means to get more fiber into my diet and less cholesterol. I love lentils but have never used them any other way besides soup. I saw that they were in this casserole and thought I would give it a try. The brown rice makes it filling but it isn't heavy like some casseroles can be. You can add just about any vegetable you like to easily mold this recipe to your veggie preference. I used diced tomatoes in place of the tomato soup to keep the sodium down and mozzerella instead of swiss because that's what I had on hand.
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